agape | (noun) a religious meal shared as a sign of love and fellowship | Synonyms: love feast |
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(noun) selfless love of one person for another without sexual implications (especially love that is spiritual in nature) | Synonyms: agape love |
(noun) (Christian theology) the love of God or Christ for mankind | - |
anapest | (noun) a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables | Synonyms: anapaest |
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antapex | (noun) the point opposite in direction from the solar apex; the point the solar system is moving away from | - |
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ape | (noun) any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all | - |
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(noun) person who resembles a nonhuman primate | Synonyms: anthropoid |
(noun) someone who copies the words or behavior of another | Synonyms: aper, copycat, emulator, imitator |
aper | (noun) someone who copies the words or behavior of another | Synonyms: ape, copycat, emulator, imitator |
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apercu | (noun) a short synopsis | - |
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aperea | (noun) South American cavy; possibly ancestral to the domestic guinea pig | Synonyms: Cavia porcellus, wild cavy |
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aperient | (noun) a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels | Synonyms: cathartic, physic, purgative |
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aperitif | (noun) alcoholic beverage taken before a meal as an appetizer | - |
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aperture | (noun) an man-made opening; usually small | - |
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(noun) a device that controls amount of light admitted | - |
(noun) a natural opening in something | - |
apery | (noun) the act of mimicking; imitative behavior | Synonyms: mimicry |
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apex | (noun) the highest point (of something) | Synonyms: acme, peak, vertex |
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(noun) the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars | Synonyms: apex of the sun's way, solar apex |
audiotape | (noun) magnetic tape for use in recording sound | - |
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(noun) a tape recording of sound | - |
bathyscape | (noun) navigable deep diving vessel for underwater exploration | Synonyms: bathyscaph, bathyscaphe |
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canape | (noun) an appetizer consisting usually of a thin slice of bread or toast spread with caviar or cheese or other savory food | - |
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cape | (noun) a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter | Synonyms: mantle |
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(noun) a strip of land projecting into a body of water | Synonyms: ness |
capelan | (noun) very small northern fish; forage for sea birds and marine mammals and other fishes | Synonyms: capelin, caplin |
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capelet | (noun) a small cape that covers the shoulders and is worn predominantly by women. | - |
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capelin | (noun) very small northern fish; forage for sea birds and marine mammals and other fishes | Synonyms: capelan, caplin |
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caper | (noun) gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement | Synonyms: frolic, gambol, play, romp |
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(noun) a crime (especially a robbery) | Synonyms: job |
(noun) a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement | Synonyms: antic, joke, prank, put-on, trick |
(noun) a playful leap or hop | Synonyms: capriole |
(noun) pickled flower buds used as a pungent relish in various dishes and sauces | - |
(noun) any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis | - |
capercaillie | (noun) large black Old World grouse | Synonyms: capercailzie, horse of the wood, Tetrao urogallus |
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capercailzie | (noun) large black Old World grouse | Synonyms: capercaillie, horse of the wood, Tetrao urogallus |
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capeweed | (noun) European weed widely naturalized in North America having yellow flower heads and leaves resembling a cat's ears | Synonyms: California dandelion, cat's-ear, gosmore, Hypochaeris radicata |
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chapeau | (noun) headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim | Synonyms: hat, lid |
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chapel | (noun) a service conducted in a place of worship that has its own altar | Synonyms: chapel service |
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(noun) a place of worship that has its own altar | - |
chapelgoer | (noun) a Protestant in England who is not a member of the Church of England | Synonyms: Nonconformist |
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chaperon | (noun) one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people | Synonyms: chaperone |
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chaperone | (noun) one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people | Synonyms: chaperon |
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cityscape | (noun) painting depicting a city or urban area | - |
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(noun) a viewpoint toward a city or other heavily populated area | - |
crape | (noun) a soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface | Synonyms: crepe |
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(noun) small very thin pancake | Synonyms: crepe, French pancake |
crapette | (noun) solitaire with two players using separate packs | Synonyms: Russian bank |
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diapedesis | (noun) passage of blood cells (especially white blood cells) through intact capillary walls and into the surrounding tissue | - |
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diapensia | (noun) any boreal low-growing evergreen plant of the genus Diapensia | - |
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diaper | (noun) garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement | Synonyms: napkin, nappy |
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(noun) a fabric (usually cotton or linen) with a distinctive woven pattern of small repeated figures | - |
drape | (noun) hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) | Synonyms: curtain, drapery, mantle, pall |
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(noun) a sterile covering arranged over a patient's body during a medical examination or during surgery in order to reduce the possibility of contamination | - |
(noun) the manner in which fabric hangs or falls | - |
draper | (noun) a dealer in fabrics and sewing materials (and sometimes in clothing and drygoods) | - |
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drapery | (noun) hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) | Synonyms: curtain, drape, mantle, pall |
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(noun) cloth gracefully draped and arranged in loose folds | - |
escape | (noun) the act of escaping physically | Synonyms: flight |
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(noun) nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do | Synonyms: dodging, evasion |
(noun) an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy | Synonyms: escapism |
(noun) an avoidance of danger or difficulty | - |
(noun) a means or way of escaping | - |
(noun) a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level | Synonyms: escape cock, escape valve, relief valve, safety valve |
(noun) the discharge of a fluid from some container | Synonyms: leak, leakage, outflow |
(noun) a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild | - |
escapee | (noun) someone who escapes | - |
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escapement | (noun) mechanical device that regulates movement | - |
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flypaper | (noun) paper that is poisoned or coated with a sticky substance to kill flies | - |
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gabapentin | (noun) an anticonvulsant (trade name Neurontin) used to control some types of seizures in the treatment of epilepsy; also used to manage neuralgia caused by shingles | Synonyms: Neurontin |
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gape | (noun) a stare of amazement (usually with the mouth open) | - |
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(noun) an expression of openmouthed astonishment | - |
grape | (noun) a cluster of small projectiles fired together from a cannon to produce a hail of shot | Synonyms: grapeshot |
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(noun) any of various juicy fruit of the genus Vitis with green or purple skins; grow in clusters | - |
(noun) any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berries | Synonyms: grape vine, grapevine |
grapefruit | (noun) large yellow fruit with somewhat acid juicy pulp; usual serving consists of a half | - |
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(noun) citrus tree bearing large round edible fruit having a thick yellow rind and juicy somewhat acid pulp | Synonyms: Citrus paradisi |
grapeshot | (noun) a cluster of small projectiles fired together from a cannon to produce a hail of shot | Synonyms: grape |
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grapevine | (noun) gossip spread by spoken communication | Synonyms: pipeline, word of mouth |
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(noun) any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berries | Synonyms: grape, grape vine |
hollygrape | (noun) ornamental evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having dark green pinnate leaves and racemes of yellow flowers followed by blue-black berries | Synonyms: holly-leaves barberry, Mahonia aquifolium, mountain grape, Oregon grape, Oregon holly grape |
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jackanapes | (noun) someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous | Synonyms: lightweight, whippersnapper |
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jalapeno | (noun) hot green or red pepper of southwestern United States and Mexico | Synonyms: jalapeno pepper |
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(noun) plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red | Synonyms: Capsicum annuum longum, cayenne, cayenne pepper, chili pepper, chilli pepper, long pepper |
jape | (noun) a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter | Synonyms: gag, jest, joke, laugh |
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japery | (noun) acting like a clown or buffoon | Synonyms: buffoonery, clowning, frivolity, harlequinade, prank |
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kapeika | (noun) 100 kapeikas equal 1 rubel in Belarus | - |
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kidnaper | (noun) someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom) | Synonyms: abductor, kidnapper, snatcher |
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landscape | (noun) a genre of art dealing with the depiction of natural scenery | Synonyms: landscape painting |
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(noun) painting depicting an expanse of natural scenery | - |
(noun) an extensive mental viewpoint | - |
(noun) an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view | - |
landscaper | (noun) someone who arranges features of the landscape or garden attractively | Synonyms: landscape architect, landscape gardener, landscapist |
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lapel | (noun) lap at the front of a coat; continuation of the coat collar | - |
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leaper | (noun) someone who bounds or leaps (as in competition) | Synonyms: bounder |
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linendraper | (noun) a retail dealer in yard goods | - |
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misshapenness | (noun) an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed | Synonyms: deformity, malformation |
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nape | (noun) the back side of the neck | Synonyms: nucha, scruff |
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napery | (noun) linens for the dining table | Synonyms: table linen |
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newspaper | (noun) the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher | Synonyms: paper |
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(noun) a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements | Synonyms: paper |
(noun) a business firm that publishes newspapers | Synonyms: newspaper publisher, paper |
(noun) cheap paper made from wood pulp and used for printing newspapers | Synonyms: newsprint |
newspapering | (noun) journalism practiced for the newspapers | - |
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newspaperman | (noun) a male journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media | Synonyms: pressman |
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newspaperwoman | (noun) a female journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media | - |
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notepaper | (noun) writing paper intended for writing short notes or letters | - |
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oilpaper | (noun) paper that has been made translucent and waterproof by soaking in oil | - |
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paper | (noun) the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher | Synonyms: newspaper |
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(noun) a medium for written communication | - |
(noun) an essay (especially one written as an assignment) | Synonyms: composition, report, theme |
(noun) a scholarly article describing the results of observations or stating hypotheses | - |
(noun) a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements | Synonyms: newspaper |
(noun) a business firm that publishes newspapers | Synonyms: newspaper, newspaper publisher |
(noun) a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses | - |
paperback | (noun) a book with paper covers | Synonyms: paper-back book, paperback book, soft-cover, soft-cover book, softback, softback book |
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paperboard | (noun) a cardboard suitable for making posters | Synonyms: poster board, posterboard |
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paperboy | (noun) a boy who sells or delivers newspapers | - |
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paperclip | (noun) a wire or plastic clip for holding sheets of paper together | Synonyms: gem clip, paper clip |
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paperer | (noun) one whose occupation is decorating walls with wallpaper | Synonyms: paperhanger |
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paperhanger | (noun) one whose occupation is decorating walls with wallpaper | Synonyms: paperer |
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(noun) someone who passes bad checks or counterfeit paper money | - |
paperhanging | (noun) the application of wallpaper | Synonyms: papering |
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papering | (noun) the application of wallpaper | Synonyms: paperhanging |
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paperknife | (noun) dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books | Synonyms: letter opener, paper knife |
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papermaking | (noun) the craft of making paper | - |
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papers | (noun) writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature) | Synonyms: document, written document |
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paperweight | (noun) a weight used to hold down a stack of papers | - |
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paperwork | (noun) work that involves handling papers: forms or letters or reports etc. | - |
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parapet | (noun) fortification consisting of a low wall | Synonyms: breastwork |
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(noun) a low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony | - |
psychotherapeutics | (noun) the branch of psychiatry concerned with psychological methods | Synonyms: mental hygiene, psychotherapy |
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rape | (noun) the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will | Synonyms: assault, ravishment, violation |
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(noun) the act of despoiling a country in warfare | Synonyms: rapine |
(noun) Eurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop | Synonyms: Brassica napus, colza |
raper | (noun) someone who forces another to have sexual intercourse | Synonyms: rapist |
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rapeseed | (noun) seed of rape plants; source of an edible oil | - |
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reaper | (noun) farm machine that gathers a food crop from the fields | Synonyms: harvester |
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(noun) someone who helps to gather the harvest | Synonyms: harvester |
sandpaper | (noun) stiff paper coated with powdered emery or sand | Synonyms: emery paper |
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sangapenum | (noun) a variety of gum | Synonyms: gum sangapenum |
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sarape | (noun) a long brightly colored shawl; worn mainly by Mexican men | Synonyms: serape |
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scape | (noun) (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column | Synonyms: shaft |
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(noun) erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip | Synonyms: flower stalk |
scapegoat | (noun) someone who is punished for the errors of others | Synonyms: whipping boy |
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scapegrace | (noun) a reckless and unprincipled reprobate | Synonyms: black sheep |
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scrape | (noun) an indication of damage | Synonyms: mark, scar, scratch |
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(noun) a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility) | Synonyms: scraping |
(noun) a harsh noise made by scraping | Synonyms: scraping, scratch, scratching |
(noun) an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off | Synonyms: abrasion, excoriation, scratch |
scraper | (noun) any of various hand tools for scraping | - |
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seascape | (noun) a painting of the sea (as distinguished from a landscape) | Synonyms: waterscape |
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(noun) a view of the sea | - |
serape | (noun) a long brightly colored shawl; worn mainly by Mexican men | Synonyms: sarape |
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shape | (noun) the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance | Synonyms: form |
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(noun) any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline) | Synonyms: configuration, conformation, contour, form |
(noun) the visual appearance of something or someone | Synonyms: cast, form |
(noun) alternative names for the body of a human being | Synonyms: anatomy, bod, build, chassis, figure, flesh, form, frame, human body, material body, physical body, physique, soma |
(noun) a perceptual structure | Synonyms: form, pattern |
(noun) a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept | Synonyms: embodiment |
(noun) the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape') | Synonyms: condition |
shapelessness | (noun) the quality of lacking an esthetically pleasing shape | - |
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(noun) an amorphous or indefinite shape | - |